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Bjorn Andresen US
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| 20090021020 | VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a variable speed drive system of a wind turbine, which comprises: | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090302608 | WIND POWER INSTALLATION AND METHOD OF MODIFYING THE BLADE PITCH IN A WIND POWER INSTALLATION - The wind power installation comprises a rotor with at least one rotor blade, a generator, and a pitch control system for controlling the pitch of the rotor blades, said pitch control system comprising at least one AC motor ( | 12-10-2009 |
Brian Andresen, Menlo Park, CA US
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| 20100284913 | Methods and compositions for studying, imaging, and treating pain - Saxitoxin analogue compounds, compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of synthesis of saxitoxin analogues, methods of imaging, methods of treatment, including methods of treating pain, are provided. Saxitoxin (STX), gonyautoxin (GTX), and zetekitoxin, and variant STX compounds bind to sodium channels and are effective to reduce or block flow of sodium ions through such channels. Such channel block affects nerve and muscle action, and may be effective to reduce or block pain sensations, relax muscles, reduce muscle spasm, and reduce wrinkles. STX analogue binding to sodium channels may also be useful to locate, image, or mark sodium channels, and so be useful in studying sodium channels and sodium channel disorders, and in the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from sodium channel disorders. In embodiments, the variant STX compounds include conjugates having increased serum half-life as compared to STX when administered to a subject. | 11-11-2010 |
Brian M. Andresen, Sharon, MA US
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| 20110245205 | AMINOPYRIMIDINES AS SYK INHIBITORS - The present invention provides novel pyrimidine amines of formula (I) which are potent inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase, and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases mediated by said enzyme, such as asthma, COPD and rheumatoid arthritis. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120238526 | ACONITINE COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, USES, AND PREPARATION THEREOF - Compound derivatives of aconitine are provided, in particular derivatives that modulate the activity of sodium channels. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The subject compounds are useful in treatments, including treatments to modulate neuronal activity or to bring about muscular relaxation. The compounds also find use in the treatment of subjects suffering from a voltage-gated sodium channel-enhanced ailment or from pain. Further methods are provided for the preparation of the aconitine derivatives. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120277192 | AMINOPYRIMIDINES AS SYK INHIBITORS - The present invention provides novel pyrimidine amines of formula (I) which are potent inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase, and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases mediated by said enzyme, such as asthma, COPD and rheumatoid arthritis. | 11-01-2012 |
Brian Michael Andresen, Sharon, MA US
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| 20130090309 | AMINO-PYRIDINE-CONTAINING SPLEEN TYROSINE KINASE (SYK) INHIBITORS - The invention provides certain amino-pyridine-containing compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R | 04-11-2013 |
Chad Andresen, Chandler, AZ US
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| 20120283800 | Neural Stimulator System - An implantable neural stimulator includes one or more electrodes, a dipole antenna, and one or more circuits and does not include an internal power source. The one or more electrodes are configured to apply one or more electrical pulses to neural tissue. The dipole antenna is configured to receive an input signal containing electrical energy utilizing electrical radiative coupling (for example, in the frequency range form 300 MHz to 8 GHz). The one or more circuits are configured to create one or more electrical pulses using the electrical energy contained in the input signal; supply the electrical pulses to the electrodes such the electrical pulses are applied to neural tissue; generate a stimulus feedback signal; and send the feedback to the dipole antenna to transmit to the second antenna through electrical radiative coupling. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120330384 | REMOTE CONTROL OF POWER OR POLARITY SELECTION FOR A NEURAL STIMULATOR - An implantable neural stimulator includes one or more electrodes, at least one antenna, and one or more circuits connected to the at least one antenna. The one or more electrodes are configured to apply one or more electrical pulses to excitable tissue. The antenna is configured to receive one or more input signals containing polarity assignment information and electrical energy, the polarity assignment information designating polarities for the electrodes. The one or more circuits are configured to control an electrode interface such that the electrodes have the polarities designated by the polarity assignment information; create one or more electrical pulses using the electrical energy contained in the input signal; and supply the one or more electrical pulses to the one or more electrodes through the electrode interface so that the one or more electrical pulses are applied according to the polarities designated by the polarity assignment information. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130066400 | MICROWAVE FIELD STIMULATOR - A system includes a controller module, which includes a storage device, a controller, a modulator, and one or more antennas. The storage device is stored with parameters defining a stimulation waveform. The controller is configured to generate, based on the stored parameters, an output signal that includes the stimulation waveform, wherein the output signal additionally includes polarity assignments for electrodes in an implantable, passive stimulation device. The modulator modulates a stimulus carrier signal with the output signal to generate a transmission signal. The one or more antennas transmit the transmission signal to the implantable, passive stimulation device such that the implantable, passive stimulation device uses energy in the transmission signal for operation, sets the polarities for the electrodes in the implantable, passive stimulation device based on the encoded polarity assignments, generates electrical pulses using the stimulation waveform, and applies the electrical pulses to excitable tissue. | 03-14-2013 |
Gerrod E. Andresen, Aledo, IL US
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| 20090110289 | IMAGE PROCESSING OF APPARATUS CONDITION - In one embodiment, a method of continually monitoring and detecting in real-time a condition of an apparatus is detailed. In one step, an apparatus is continually monitored in real-time using continual real-time images of the apparatus taken by at least one camera. In another step, the continual real-time images of the apparatus from the at least one camera are communicated to at least one computer processing unit. In still another step, the continual real-time images of the apparatus are processed using at least one software program embedded in the at least one computer processing unit in order to monitor and detect in real-time a condition, of the apparatus. | 04-30-2009 |
Jeffry L. Andresen, St. Charles, IL US
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| 20110087720 | DISTRIBUTED DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A data acquisition and processing system and method includes one or more distributed and expandable data acquisition nodes for processing large amounts of data. Each data acquisition node includes a core group of primary boards electronically connected together via a vertical bus capable of providing intra-node communication between the primary boards. A secondary board horizontally connected in association with the primary board via a horizontal bus provides inter-node communication or instrumentation interfaces to sensors or other application specific instruments. A master control unit associated with a graphical user interface communicates with the data acquisition nodes via a communication protocol to permit high speed exchange of information and to display information reported from the acquisition system. A storage controller associated with a node controller controls storage of data associated with the data acquisition nodes on a database in a remote location. | 04-14-2011 |
Keith William Andresen, Wilton, CT US
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| 20110085726 | Tunable Wavelength Illumination System - A lithographic apparatus has an alignment system including a radiation source configured to convert narrow-band radiation into continuous, flat and broad-band radiation. An acoustically tunable narrow pass-band filter filters the broad-band radiation into narrow-band linearly polarized radiation. The narrow-band radiation may be focused on alignment targets of a wafer so as to enable alignment of the wafer. In an embodiment, the filter is configured to modulate an intensity and wavelength of radiation produced by the radiation source and to have multiple simultaneous pass-bands. The radiation source generates radiation that has high spatial coherence and low temporal coherence. | 04-14-2011 |
Mark E. Andresen, Raleigh, NC US
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| 20110145618 | Reducing Current Draw Of A Plurality Of Solid State Drives At Computer Startup - Reducing current draw of solid state drives from a shared power supply of a computer at computer startup, each SSD including computer memory, a capacitor, a disk controller, and a charge controller, the disk controller configured to enable the charge controller to charge the capacitor upon receiving a charge command, the SSDs organized into startup groups characterized by a position in a predefined startup order. Upon startup of the computer, beginning with a first startup group in the predefined startup order and until the last startup group in the predefined startup order has received a charge command, embodiments include, sending, by a storage device initiator, a charge command to a startup group to initiate charging of the capacitor of each solid state drive in the startup group and waiting a predefined period of time before sending another charge command to a next startup group in the predefined startup order. | 06-16-2011 |
Mark E. Andresen, Cary, NC US
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| 20090037565 | ADDRESS MAPPING SCHEME FOR SAS ZONING - The present invention relates to a method for implementing an address mapping scheme within a serial attached SCSI enabled storage area network environment comprising respectively assigning a world wide name of each device comprised within a storage area network to a plurality of switch ports that are comprised within a serial attached SCSI (SAS) switch that is comprised within the storage area network, and assigning each port comprised within the SAS switch to a zone grouping. Further, the respective world wide names of each device that each world wide name will have the right to access is determined, and thereafter a SAS zone permissions table is built comprising the world wide names of each device that each world wide names has the right to access. The world wide names, the SAS switch port assignments, and the SAS zone permission tables are saved to a file or database. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20110134597 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING A NON-PLATED HOLE WITH LIMITED DRILL DEPTH - A printed circuit board and method of making a print circuit board having one or more holes that are controllably drilled to extend into the printed circuit board substrate to a predetermined depth intermediate first and second faces. A mechanical locating pin is received into each of the one or more holes to mechanically align a first component for electronically interfacing with the printed circuit board substrate. A second component is installed on the second face directly opposite of the one or more holes such that the second component is in electronic communication with conductive traces or interconnects formed on the second face directly opposite of the hole. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120233452 | Reducing Current Draw Of A Plurality Of Solid State Drives At Computer Startup - Reducing current draw of solid state drives from a shared power supply of a computer at computer startup, each SSD including computer memory, a capacitor, a disk controller, and a charge controller, the disk controller configured to enable the charge controller to charge the capacitor upon receiving a charge command, the SSDs organized into startup groups characterized by a position in a predefined startup order. Upon startup of the computer, beginning with a first startup group in the predefined startup order and until the last startup group in the predefined startup order has received a charge command, embodiments include, sending, by a storage device initiator, a charge command to a startup group to initiate charging of the capacitor of each solid state drive in the startup group and waiting a predefined period of time before sending another charge command to a next startup group in the predefined startup order. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130019045 | Consolidating Computer Memory Drive Management In A Computing SystemAANM Andresen; Mark E.AACI CaryAAST NCAACO USAAGP Andresen; Mark E. Cary NC USAANM Newsom; Thomas H.AACI CaryAAST NCAACO USAAGP Newsom; Thomas H. Cary NC USAANM Nichols; Scott A.AACI CaryAAST NCAACO USAAGP Nichols; Scott A. Cary NC US - Consolidating computer memory drive management in a computing system, the computing system including a plurality of computer memory drives, a system memory drive manager, and one or more light pipes, including: detecting, by a system memory drive manager, an multi-drive tray memory drive manager; configuring the system memory drive manager to communicate with the memory drive over the light pipe; and communicating, by the system memory drive manager, with the memory drive over the light pipe. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130025927 | Modified 0402 Footprint For A Printed Circuit Board ('PCB') - A modified 0402 footprint for a PCB, including: at least two padstacks each having a minimum area consistent with the 0402 standard; and each padstack modified on at least two corners such that the padstack's footprint can be placed beneath a ball grid array (‘BGA’), the BGA having approximately a 1 millimeter pitch, and such that the padstack may be placed at least at a minimum distance away from a closest via in the PCB, wherein each padstack has a trace to a via not directly under a padstack in the PCB and each padstack has no via within the padstack. | 01-31-2013 |
Matthew Andresen, Chicago, IL US
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| 20090313179 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED AND/OR ASSISTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING, TRACKING AND RESPONDING TO TOXIC, OR LIKELY TOXIC, ORDERS IN AN EQUITIES ORDER FLOW USING TOXICITY AND/OR PROFIT ANALYZERS - Methods and systems are provided which enable equities broker-dealers to execute an equity trade order while simultaneously eliminating (or at least reducing) exposure to the negative consequences associated with toxic (or likely toxic) orders in the equities market. By using toxicity and/or profit analyzers, for example, to detect, track and respond to the level of toxic (or likely toxic) orders present in an equities order flow, a broker dealer can reduce the level of risk inherent in serving as counter-party to order flows, such as anonymous equities order flows. Various alternative embodiments are also disclosed. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100030704 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED AND/OR ASSISTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING GUARANTEED, SPECIFIED AND/OR PREDETERMINED EXECUTION PRICES IN A GUARANTEED, SPECIFIED AND/OR PREDETERMINED TIMEFRAME ON THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF, FOR EXAMPLE, LISTED OPTIONS - Methods and systems are provided which enable options broker-dealers to guarantee execution of an option trade order within a specified time window. By providing means to quantify and mitigate the effects of several factors which contribute to options market inefficiency (e.g., market structure, regulatory constraints, and “market misbehavior”), these methods and systems eliminate or at least reduce the level of broker-dealer risk inherent in offering an execution speed guarantee, while optionally simultaneously providing better execution quality for investors. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20110238594 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED AND/OR ASSISTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING RAPID EXECUTION OF, FOR EXAMPLE, LISTED OPTIONS CONTRACTS USING TOXICITY AND/OR PROFIT ANALYZERS - Methods and systems are provided which enable options broker-dealers to execute a listed options contract trade order while simultaneously eliminating (or at least reducing) exposure to the negative consequences associated with toxic (or likely toxic) trades in the options market. By using toxicity and/or profit analyzers, for example, to detect, track and respond to the level of toxic (or likely toxic) orders present in an option contract order flow, a broker dealer can reduce the level of risk inherent in serving as a counter-party in listed options transactions, and inherent in offering a rapid execution guarantee. Various alternative embodiments are also disclosed. | 09-29-2011 |
Michael J. Andresen, Lake Villa, IL US
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| 20080264089 | Ice machine with removable liner - There is an ice machine. The machine has i) a cabinet, ii) an icemaker, iii) a bin, and iv) a liner. The icemaker is adapted to making ice and is situated in the cabinet. The bin has an interior therein. The liner is situated at least partly in the interior of the bin and at least generally conforms to the shape thereof. The liner is adapted to receive and retain the ice from the ice maker. The liner is removable from the bin. The liner defines an opening such that ice can be removed directly or indirectly by hand. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080264090 | Ice machine with drain - There is an ice machine. The machine has i) a cabinet, ii) an icemaker adapted to making ice, iii) a bin situated in the cabinet below the icemaker, (iv) a drawer positioned in the bin. The icemaker is situated in the cabinet. The drawer is substantially non-refrigerated and is adapted to being pulled at least partially out of the cabinet. The drawer has an opening at the top thereof such that ice can be removed directly or indirectly by hand and has a drain therein to allow melt water to drain out. | 10-30-2008 |
Nord Andresen, Berkeley, CA US
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| 20090146075 | Motorized Manipulator for Positioning a TEM Specimen - The invention relates to a motorized manipulator for positioning a TEM specimen holder with sub-micron resolution parallel to a y-z plane and rotating the specimen holder in the y-z plane, the manipulator comprising a base ( | 06-11-2009 |
Norman Philip Andresen, Lewisville, NC US
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| 20090288667 | Apparatus for Forming a Filter Component of a Smoking Article, and Associated Method - An apparatus and associated method for forming a filter rod member of a smoking article, such as a cigarette, is provided. The apparatus comprises a rod-forming unit configured to form a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member. An insertion unit is configured to insert an adsorbent material carried by a carrier material into the rod member. The method comprises forming a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member, and inserting an adsorbent material carried by a carrier material into the rod member such that the adsorbent material is disposed within the rod member. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20120061025 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING A FILTER COMPONENT OF A SMOKING ARTICLE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An apparatus and associated method for forming a filter rod member of a smoking article, such as a cigarette, is provided. The apparatus comprises a rod-forming unit configured to form a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member. An insertion unit is configured to insert an adsorbent material carried by a carrier material into the rod member. The method comprises forming a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member, and inserting an adsorbent material carried by a carrier material into the rod member such that the adsorbent material is disposed within the rod member. | 03-15-2012 |
Peter Louis Andresen, Schenectady, NY US
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| 20090022259 | FUEL ROD WITH WEAR-INHIBITING COATING - A fuel rod includes a cladding tube with a wear-inhibiting coating. In one embodiment, the coating is made of a metallic powder material that is applied to the exterior surface of the cladding tube using a thermal spray process. In an alternative embodiment, the coating is a composite made of a metallic powder material, and a ceramic powder material or a metal oxide hard phase powder material that is simultaneously applied with the metallic powder material to coat the cladding tube. The coating can be applied to selected areas of the fuel rods where debris tends to fret the fuel rod. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20110240715 | WELDING PROCESS AND CORROSION-RESISTANT FILLER ALLOY AND CONSUMABLES THEREFOR - A nickel-based alloy and welding processes and consumables that use the alloy as a weld filler metal to fabricate, weld overlay, and repair components, including components of nuclear power plant reactors that contact the hot coolant water of the reactor. The nickel-based alloy consists of, by weight, 26 to about 30% chromium, 2 to about 4% iron, 2 to about 4% manganese, 2 to about 3% niobium, 1 to about 3% molybdenum, not more than 0.6% titanium, not more than 0.03% carbon, not more than 0.05% nitrogen, not more than 0.6% aluminum, not more than 0.5% silicon, not more than 0.01% copper, not more than 0.02% phosphorus, not more than 0.01% sulfur, with the balance nickel and incidental impurities. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120315496 | METHOD OF FORMING AN OXIDE COATING THAT REDUCES ACCUMULATION OF RADIOACTIVE SPECIES ON A METALLIC SURFACE - A method of forming an oxide coating for reducing the accumulation of radioactive species on a metallic surface exposed to fluids containing charged particles is disclosed. The method includes preparing an aqueous colloidal suspension containing about 0.5 to about 35 weight percent of nanoparticles that contain at least one of titania and zirconia, and about 0.1% to about 10% 2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]acetic acid (C | 12-13-2012 |
Thomas Andresen, Westboro, MA US
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| 20100202454 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING PACKETS OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK - The benefits of a multicast-enabled network are realized by a flexible, easy to deploy, software-based solution that does not require reconfiguring of network routers. Systems and methods that implement this solution can perform as follows. A packet is received that was sent by a sender to at least one receiver, and the packet includes a parameter relating to a multicast announce address. A forwarding rules set is associated with the packet if the parameter has a defined value. This forwarding rules set is used to determine whether any of the at least one destination addresses included in the packet corresponds to one of the receivers that has a receiver format that must be converted. In addition, the forwarding rules set defines when a packet should be converted from a sender format to a receiver format before forwarding the packet. The packet is converted from the sender format to the receiver format for each destination address identified as requiring conversion, and forwarded in accordance with the forwarding rules set. | 08-12-2010 |